Austria, Empire. A First War Austro-Hungarian Army Enlisted Ranks Belt Buckle Hold Appendix IV - RCAF Prisoners

Appendix IV - RCAF Prisoners of War

The compass has a brass body finished in black

Order of Brotherhood

black 7 mm wide rayon strips on the top and bottom edges of the armband

circa 1880 period manufacture ("FR" in square dates from that period)

Austria, Empire. A First War Austro-Hungarian Army Enlisted Ranks Belt Buckle Hold Appendix IV - RCAF PrisonersIn patinated brass, unmarked, the obverse illustrating the Austrian two headed eagle bearing the House of Habsburg shield on its chest, surmounted by the royal crown, its talons holding a sword at the left and an orb at the right, the reverse with a u shaped tab loop and roll bar with dual prongs intact, measuring 68 mm (w) x 51. 7 mm (h), glue residue evident on the reverse, very light contact and surface wear, better than very fine.